Fuzzy Whumpkin
New member
Hey Y'all, Working on my first RC build :applause:
Progress: motor, props, tx/rx, and batteries are all in, waiting on an ESC from china.
I got bored this weekend and bought 2 sheets of foamboard, and was surprised to get an FT FLYER and a NUTBALL out of 2 sheets!!
BUT, I have a problem!!!
The FT Flyer Scratchbuild instructions say this thing:
But the store says this:
And the build article shows this:
(yeah, I'm a noob, but that ain't no 500mAh 2 cell!!!)
SO what's my point?
How do I know how big of a battery is too big? b/c I worry that my puny little 800 mAh 2-cells will give me a flight time of approximately 3 seconds, but also think that this might be a bit heavy for the flyer:
How do you find the balance between more capacity giving more flight time and too much weight burning out your motor/keeping you on the ground like an obese turkey-vulture?
Thanks for the help!!!
ps. for any of you who are scratching your heads at the title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Questionable
Progress: motor, props, tx/rx, and batteries are all in, waiting on an ESC from china.
I got bored this weekend and bought 2 sheets of foamboard, and was surprised to get an FT FLYER and a NUTBALL out of 2 sheets!!
BUT, I have a problem!!!
The FT Flyer Scratchbuild instructions say this thing:
![1.JPG 1.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/135335_dfc54916210ddbf3703871b83106c33c_thumb.jpg)
But the store says this:
![3.JPG 3.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/135336_b393adece763aae06bc669c3f81fc8fd_thumb.jpg)
And the build article shows this:
![2.JPG 2.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/135337_9fad7bddfcd9301e8560181626e1535c_thumb.jpg)
(yeah, I'm a noob, but that ain't no 500mAh 2 cell!!!)
SO what's my point?
How do I know how big of a battery is too big? b/c I worry that my puny little 800 mAh 2-cells will give me a flight time of approximately 3 seconds, but also think that this might be a bit heavy for the flyer:
![4.JPG 4.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/135338_d2cafeccecd65f3d05921491a66d5383_thumb.jpg)
How do you find the balance between more capacity giving more flight time and too much weight burning out your motor/keeping you on the ground like an obese turkey-vulture?
Thanks for the help!!!
ps. for any of you who are scratching your heads at the title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highly_Questionable
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